At least six weapons experts from the Lebanese Army were killed, and an unspecified number of others were wounded Saturday on the outskirts of the town of Zebqine, when the weapons cache they were in the process of inspecting and dismantling exploded. It was one of...
Syria Spurns Kurdish Integration Talks in Paris as Tensions Mount
Over the weekend, the Kurdish SDF held a unity conference in Paris meant to discuss, among other things, how integration with the Islamist Syrian government will actually work. The unity conference was condemned by the government, which refused to take part, claiming...
Trump Authorized Military Operations on Foreign Soil to Target Latin American Cartels
President Donald Trump has ordered the US military to take direct actions against Latin American cartels, including conducting operations on foreign soil. Secretary of State Marco Rubio has labeled Venezuelan President Maduro the leader of a cartel and is offering a...
Poll: 69% of Ukrainians Want Negotiated End to War as Soon as Possible
Gallup released a new poll on Thursday that found 69% of Ukrainians favor a negotiated end to the war with Russia as soon as possible, while just 24% want to keep fighting until "victory," a near complete reversal of public opinion from when Russia invaded more than...
Netanyahu Confirms He Plans Full Israeli Take Over of the Gaza Strip
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu confirmed in public comments on Thursday that his goal for Israel's next military offensive in Gaza is the takeover and full Israeli occupation of the Palestinian territory. Netanyahu claimed that he doesn't want to "keep"...
Russia Says Putin-Trump Meeting Will Happen in the ‘Coming Days’
Russia confirmed on Thursday that Russian President Vladimir Putin will soon hold a face-to-face meeting with President Trump, and an aide to the Russian leader said that it will happen in the "coming days." Putin advisor Yuri Ushakov said that Russia was "beginning...
Lebanon Agrees to Disarm Hezbollah, But US Plan Hinges on Israeli Compliance
After weeks of US demands and conflicting narratives about what is actually being proposed, the Lebanese cabinet has accepted the US proposal to fully disarm Hezbollah by year’s end. Hezbollah ministers as well as other Shi’ites walked out of the cabinet vote. The US...
AIPAC Attacks Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene for Calling Israel’s Actions in Gaza Genocide
The pro-Israel lobby group AIPAC is attacking Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-GA) after she became the first Republican member of Congress to label Israel's actions against the Palestinians in Gaza a genocide. According to Al Jazeera, in a fundraising email to...
Four More Palestinians Starve to Death in Gaza Due to Israeli Blockade
Gaza's Health Ministry said on Thursday that hospitals in the Strip recorded four more starvation deaths due to the US-backed Israeli blockade on the Palestinian territory over the previous 24 hours. "This brings the total number of victims of famine and malnutrition...
Israeli Forces Kill 98 Palestinians in Gaza Over 24 Hours
Gaza's Health Ministry said on Thursday that Israeli forces killed 98 Palestinians and wounded 603 over the previous 24 hours as the IDF continues to kill desperate people seeking aid and launch airstrikes across the Strip. The Health Ministry said that the bodies of...